Accommodations and

Supplemental Aids

2009-2010

Agenda

• Introductions• It’s the LAW!• Accommodations Manual• Navigating TEA website• Supplemental Aids a. Appendix D • Navigating LISD website

NCLB

Federal regulations require all students, including those receiving special education services, to be assessed on grade-level curriculum (34CFR, Part 200 and 300). NCLB explicitly calls for ”reasonable adaptations and accommodations for students with disabilities (as defined under Section 602 (3) of the IDEA ) necessary to measure of such students relative to State academic content and State student academic achievement standards”.

IDEA

. . . to ensure access to the general education curriculum in the regular classroom, to the maximum extent possible, so he or she can meet the educational standards within the jurisdiction of the public agency that apply to all children (20 U.S.C. § 1400(c)(5)(A))

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You Be The Judge!

Accommodations• As a team, read each

descriptor.• Decide if it is a(n):

– Accommodation– Modification

Modifications• You will have 8 minutes for

this activity.• Be ready to debrief. • All questions are

welcomed during debriefing.

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Accommodations Manual• Provides guidance in selecting,

administering, and evaluating the use of accommodations in instruction and assessment for ALL students

• Helps districts understand importance of– Achieving academic content

standards– Learning about accommodations for

assessment– Selecting accommodations for

assessment for individual students– Administering assessments using

appropriate accommodations– Evaluating and improving

accommodation use

Key Changes to the 2009-2010 Accommodation Manual

Policy Changes • Glossaries not longer allowed as

supplemental aids for TAKS-A• Accommodation Request forms : one week

prior to testing Additions to Allowable Accommodations• Manipulatives allowable for TAKS-A

Selecting Accommodations For Assessment

ACCOMMODATIONS • Accommodations are practices and procedures

that provide equitable access during instruction and assessment access for students with special needs.

• Accommodations are intended to reduce or even eliminate the effects of a student’s disability or limitation.

• Accommodations do not reduce learning expectations.

Although some accommodations may be appropriate for instructional use , they may not be appropriate or allowed on a standardized assessment.

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Accommodation Process• “How are Accommodations Selected”

Selecting accommodations for assessment of individual students

– Gather and review information about student’s needs and present level of performance in relation to :• Grade-level TEKS, or • Linguistic needs

– Be familiar with accommodation policy for each state-required assessment.• Involve students in accommodation selection

• Involving Students in Decision About Accommodations

• Documenting Accommodations for State Assessment Accommodations must be documented in the

ARD/IEP:– Present Level of Academic Achievement– Measureable Annual Goal/Short–Term Objectives– Accommodations Page

• Linguistic accommodations used on state assessments of eligible ELLs must be documented by the LPAC.

Accommodation Process

ACCOMMODATIONS APPLICATIONS

The use of accommodations is linked through each of these areas:

Classroominstruction

Classroom assessments

State & district

assessments

CONTENT STANDARDS

“Accommodations by Category Chart”

Accommodations allowed on TAKS–Alt are listed on the “Presentation Supports/Materials” document that is the Accommodations Manual and on the TAKS-Alt Resources

website.

ACCOMMODATIONS CATEGORIES

PresentationAccommodations – Allow students to access

information in alternate formats to regular print. These alternate modes of access are auditory, multi-sensory, tactile, and visual.

is there a visual impairment can student read or follow directions is there a hearing impairment is there a need for hearing device, etc…

ACCOMMODATIONS CATEGORIES

Response Accommodations – Allow students to complete activities, assignments, and

assessments using methods other than paper–and–pencil or machine–scorable responses. Response accommodations may also include allowing students to solve or organize problems using some type of supplemental aid (e.g., mathematics chart, blank graphic organizer).

• does the student have trouble tracking from one page to another• can student record responses on score sheet• does the student need an assistance of a scribe, etc…

ACCOMMODATIONS CATEGORIES

Setting Accommodations – Change the location in which a test or

assignment is given or the conditions of the assessment setting.

• is student easily distracted• need for special lighting or

acoustics• does student distract other

students, etc…

ACCOMMODATIONS CATEGORIES

Timing/Scheduling Accommodations – Increase the standard length of time to complete an

assignment or assessment or possibly change the way the time is organized (taking several short breaks, testing during the evening at residential centers, etc.).

• can student work continuously for a given length of time,• does student need frequent breaks• does disability affect time to process information• is there a need for shorter working periods/or frequent breaks, etc

Accommodations at a Glance

These abbreviations represent the accommodation category that should be bubbled on the scorable document. In most cases, the abbreviation will correspond to the four accommodation categories of presentation, response, setting, and timing and scheduling (P, R, S, or T). For large print, Braille, the Dyslexia Bundle, and oral administration, though, the test administrator will bubble LP, BR, DB, and/or OA, respectively. It is not necessary to bubble any other category unless the student received additional accommodations.

For online administrations, the test administrator would record the accommodation category after testing is completed.

Checkmarks indicate whether an accommodation may be used by an eligible student during TAKS, TAKS (Accommodated), TAKS–M, or 2-12 TELPAS reading administrations. In most cases, the accommodations listed for TAKS, TAKS (Accommodated), and TAKS–M are available for eligible students who participate in LAT administrations of these assessments.

If a student does not have a visual impairment and/or does not routinely use large-print materials in the classroom, an Accommodation Request Form that specifically states why the student needs this accommodation must be submitted to TEA for approval.

Italicized text appears when an accommodation requires the submission and approval of an Accommodation Request Form prior to student use. Read this text carefully since the submission of a request applies to specific groups of students (e.g., certain grades only).

Break Time

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Allowable Accommodations

Reading Aloud Questions and Answers on TAKS-M Reading

• An accommodation – ARD committees have determined student need and

routine use• ARD committees must determine– whether this accommodation is necessary– if student needs all test questions and answer choices

read or if the accommodation will be provided as needed per student request

• An Accommodation Request Form is not required

Spelling Assistance• This accommodation not allowed on revising and editing • This accommodation applies only to written composition

(4 & 7 writing, 10 & 11 ELA) and open-ended reading responses (9 reading)

• TAKS (Accommodated) and TAKS-M – Grade 4: word lists allowed per ARD committee decision and no

Accommodation Request Form required – Grades 7, 9, 10, 11: various types of spelling assistance allowed

per ARD committee decision and no Accommodation Request Form required

Required dictionaries/thesaurus for certain grades and subjects are not considered an accommodation but a required part of test administration

procedures

Calculation Devices• Specific conditions must be met– Disability affecting math calculation, not reasoning– Disability affecting physical reproduction of numbers

• TAKS (Accommodated)– Accommodation Request Form required for grades 3-6

mathematics and grade 5 science – ARD committee decision and no Accommodation Request Form

required for grades 7-8 math and grade 8 science• TAKS-M– ARD committee decision and no Accommodation Request Form

required for 3-8 (math and science)

Graphing calculators MUST be provided to ALL students taking TAKS, TAKS-A, TAKS-M mathematics test at grades 9,10, and 11

/exit level

Manipulatives• Assists students with visualizing abstract concepts• A tool, manipulative cannot provide direct answers • Allowable manipulatives (real or play money, clock, base-ten

blocks, various types of counter, algebra tiles, fraction pieces, and non-labeled geometric figures)

• TAKS (Accommodated)– Accommodation Request Form required for all grades if the

aid is not listed

• TAKS-M – ARD committee decision and no Accommodation Request

Form required for all grades

Supplemental Aids • Memory recall• A tool, meaning aid cannot provide direct answers • Separate appendix lists aids that are allowable for

eligible students for TAKS (Accommodated) without an Accommodation Request Form

• TAKS (Accommodated)– Accommodation Request Form required for all grades if the

aid is not listed in appendix

• TAKS-M– ARD committee decision and no Accommodation Request

Form required for all grades

Administering State Assessments with Accommodations– Accommodations used by students on state assessments

must be the same as those routinely used in instruction and testing

– Exceptions are rare and usually involve emergency situations that occur the day of the test

– All educators must know and understand the requirements related to administering state assessments, including the use of accommodations

– Test security and the standardized and ethical administration of assessments must be ensured

Providing Accommodations During Instruction and Assessment

Evaluating and Improving the Use of Accommodations

• Ongoing assessment of student need should be part of every student’s instructional program

– Collecting and analyzing data on the use and effectiveness of accommodations helps ensure meaningful participation of students in state assessments

Appendix D (pg 70-75)

• Examples of Supplemental Aids• Use of Supplemental Aids

Reading/ELA

• Standard English dictionary• Small group• Graphic organizers• Place markers• Strategy checklists• Mnemonic devices

Mathematics

• Multiplication charts (up to 12 no higher)• Number lines• 100 charts • Place value chart• Pictorial models of fraction bars or fraction circles• Two or three dimensional figures, including angles• List of words for mathematical operations• Manipulatives• Mnemonic devices• Description of process needed to solve a problem• Standard dictionary

Writing/ELA ( open-ended reading items, written composition, and the revising and editing section)

• List of grammar rules• Strategy checklists• List of vocabulary (ex. Synonyms for

commonly used words)• Mnemonics devices

Science

• Standard English Dictionary• Non-label Graphics that illustrate cycles

(water cycle, life cycle, nitrogen cycle) food chain or webs may have arrows showing series of events. May not include mnemonics

• Mnemonic devices• Oral Administration

Social Studies• Standard English Dictionary (Spanish dictionary if

Spanish test)• Mnemonic device• Blank maps ; physical and political world or US maps

(unlabeled maps that represents the stages of US territorial expansion)

• Blank timelines (only dates and no labeling of events connected to dates)

• Skills checklists ( no specific examples) may be used to read maps and graphs or to answer cause and effect questions

Accommodation Request Process Requests may be submitted for

accommodations not covered in this manual students who do not meet the listed conditions but have such a unique situation that

the use of the accommodation may be needed Requests may be submitted by

online Accommodation Request Form Fax E-mail: test.accomodations@tea.state.tx.us by mail in rare situations

Request must be received by TEA at least two weeks prior to testing to ensure enough time to respond

Student Assessment DivisionPhone: 512-463-9536 New Accommodations Website: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/accommodations/index.html

E-mail: test.accommodations@tea.state.tx.us

12 Powerful WordsThat Increase Test Scores and Help Close the

Achievement Gap Larry Bell

WORD Short “at-promise” student friendly phrases

• Trace------------------ List in Steps• Analyze-----------------Break apart• Infer--------------------Read between the lines• Evaluate---------------Judge• Formulate-------------Create• Describe---------------Tell all about• Support----------------Back up the details• Explain-----------------Tell how• Summarize------------Back up with detail• Compare---------------All the ways they are alike• Contrast----------------All the ways they are different• Predict------------------What will happen next

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Resources Student Assessment Division

Phone: 512-463-9536 New Accommodations Website: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/accommodations/index.html

E-mail: test.accommodations@tea.state.tx.us

Division of IDEA CoordinationPhone: 512-463-9414Website: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed/

Texas Legislature Online

Website: http://www.legis.state.tx.us/

No Child Left BehindWebsite: http://www.ed.gov/nclb/landing.jhtml

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